Gabriella Deconti ’18
Majors: Environmental Policy; Government
The Washington Center
Spring 2017
When Colby gave me the opportunity to go abroad my freshman year for the Global Entry semester, I jumped at the opportunity. I had the most amazing time discovering the rich history of Dijon, France. I learned a lot about myself, as well. My first time away from home also happened to be my first time Continue reading “I Chose to Study “Abroad” in the U.S. by Gabriella Deconti ’18”
Caroline Tegeler ’16, who now works for El Nomad in Ecuador, recently interviewed Alisa Johnson about “putting your abroad experience into action”. Alisa is the Director of the Career Center, College and Student Advancement here at Colby.
Read the interview here: “Ask an Expert: How to Get Hired for Studying Abroad”
Brandon Blackburn ’17
Majors: English and German Studies
Minor: Art
Teaching intern at the Ökumenisches Gymnasium in Bremen, Germany
January 2016
Welcome to Germany
—Vierundneunzig, fünfzig Euro bitte.
The woman behind the help desk at DB Bahn Frankfurt smiled expectantly and handed me the printout of my new ticket. I began to run calculations in my head. Let’s see… that’s four.. and nine… no, she must have said ein… but that doesn’t make sense because the tens are zehn… is there another number that sounds like neun? Let’s see: eins, zwei, drei…
—Wie bitte? I asked.
She repeated herself, a bit more slowly this time: Continue reading “An American in Bremen by Brandon Blackburn ’17”
